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September 24, 2018

In Dwelling, multimedia artist Luis Garcia Nerey constructs an environment that meditates on the connections and separations formed between home, community and development. The piece explores the narrative of cyclical patterns that recur through time and place while also questioning the biases created by the real and artificial borders that are inevitably present in everyday life.

Known for his interactive installations, Garcia Nerey creates works that provoke participants to navigate physical spaces in search of meaning. His paintings, sculptures and installations are informed by Constructionism Theory and rely on the viewer’s interaction with the pieces to negotiate symbiotic relationships between the Self and the Other.

Cheryl Hazan Gallery is pleased to present a group show featuring Hunt Slonem, Louise Crandell and Luis Garcia Nerey. The exhibition will be on view October 26 - December 9, 2017

Opening reception November 1, 6pm - 8pm

New York artist Hunt Slonem is renowned for his intense color and loosely expressive brushstrokes, inspired by nature. His longtime subject matter is exotic tropical birds, butterflies and monkeys that are at once pop culture and fine art.

His series of enchanting paintings are simple gestural oils that are at once pop culture and fine art. Working in series, each one of his artworks, is an examination of nature and a study in painting.

Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney and the Miro.

“I was influenced by Warhol’s repetition of soups cans and Marilyns”, Slonem says, “but I’m more interested in doing it in a sense of prayer with repetition. It’s really a form of worship”.

With an evanescent architecture of light and dark - Louise Crandell’s oil and encaustic paintings limn the remembered spaces of a half forgotten dream. The softness and blur recall both Seurat’s charcoal drawings and Gerhard Richter’s photos. The places she creates are both familiar and archetypal, evoking a sense of déjà vu.

Crandell says, “Memory is a tricky thing. Despite that, I rely a great deal on my own.”

Luis Garcia Nerey’s latest series employs the silhouette of an ambiguously female figure as a representation of the Other. Nerey’s work addresses how existence is questionable without participation. Using “Constructionism Philosophy” as a conceptual base provides a theoretical approach. “The philosophy of the Self and the Other posits that all things need a counter or an Other to define them. The artist believes the interaction between a painting and a person may be equally important in creating that sense of Self, facilitating conversation between the paintings and the viewer.

“I believe that our existence depends on one another…As you interact with my work, you construct it and it constructs you.”

Cheryl Hazan Gallery

Situated in the heart of TriBeCa in Manhattan, Cheryl Hazan Gallery exhibits both new and established contemporary artists. We also offer bespoke art advisory services.

New To The GalleryKevin Boyle and Luis Garcia-NereyMarch 3 – April 30, 2017

Bellevue, WA – Beginning in March Hall Spassov Gallery is pleased to present two new artists for 2017. The work of Luis Garcia-Nerey and Kevin Boyle are, at first, decidedly different from one another. A closer examination of each artist’s intent reveals cross over in ideals and purpose. Both artists explore the notion that the group and the individual are interrelated and each uses varying degrees of abstraction, executed with extremely different methods, inviting the viewer to participate in the work. Boyle, a photographer, uses both old and new technologies together inviting an inward look at our human nature. Garcia-Nerey, a painter and sculpture, explores a similar introspection and often incorporates photographs and found object to realize his intent. Boyles latest work, Herd, is a dramatic and beautiful look at natural hierarchy and the commonality between the human and the animal within a group. Garcia-Nerey’s abstracted paintings shine a light on the way those two groups shape each other and in the artist’s own words “I believe that our existence depends on one another.” “As you interact with my work, you construct it and it constructs you.” Both artists, although different in nearly every visible way, share a reflective interest in the human condition and both have explored and manifested this interest with exacting skill and approach.

Join us for the opening: FIRST FRIDAY, March 3rd, from 5-8PM. This exhibition will run through April 30th.

About Hall Spassov GalleryHall Spassov Gallery is the exclusive Eastside destination for fine art. Located in downtown Bellevue, the gallery features a unique roster of international, national and regional artists. Exhibitions change monthly and admission is free. hallspassov.com

Please join me Saturday March 4th, 1p - 4p at the Institute of Contemporary Art ICA for Family Day. Families are invited to spend an afternoon at the Museum together, and share in the experience of ICA's Miami experimental exhibition which promote creativity, critical thinking and self awareness. Work together on interactive projects such as PROJECTION SCULPTURES with artist, Luis Garcia Nerey. ** What is a MOOD? A MOOD is an emotional state; or how you FEEL ** ** How do moods LOOK? How can we SHOW what something FEELS like? ** ** Work with artist Luis Garcia Nerey and use the materials provided to make each sculpture LOOK like the MOOD it feels **ICA Miami - 4040 NE 2nd Avenue - Miami, Florida 33137

In his latest installation @ General Audience Present, artist Luis Garcia-Nerey explores his ongoing fascination with interaction through Function + Will. The artist invites the audience to step up onto risers and insert themselves through openings in the ceiling to see what there is above. The installation spans the length of the gallery, dividing it into opposing active and inactive spaces. Within this division, a contrasting point occurs exploring the function of the installation versus the willingness of the audience’s participation. What transpires as a result is a pseudo ritualistic dynamic intended to stir discussion not only on choice and meaning but modern day society and the paradox of religion.

Happy to be part of this event. Please come out and support the Locust Projects. "Each year our event brings contemporary artists and collectors together to help support Locust Projects. The “Smash and Grab” event is Locust Projects’ largest source of revenue for the year. The proceeds provide essential funding for programming and special projects." There is no other fundraiser quite like this one. The event revolves around a raffle , for which over one hundred national and international artists have donated artwork — enough so that each raffle ticket is guaranteed to win an artwork. Tickets are drawn at Random during the party, with the winner getting their choice of artwork (i.e, first called gets first pick, and so on). The result is a fun way to place artwork into collections, connect with Miami’s art community, and support Locust Projects.

Please join me for "Choices" opening November 22 thru December 13, 2014 @ Cheryl Hazan Gallery 35 North Moore Street New York, NY 10013 t. 212.343.8964 f. 212.343.2544 e. info@cherylhazan.com "Luis Garcia-Nerey’s powerful abstract paintings evoke an environment of passion, process, and philosophy. His paintings incorporate many layers of excavation, mark making, washes, and broad expanses of colors. The subtle narrative that is embedded in his work deals with the dynamics between Self and Other. Garcia-Nerey is interested in the concept that all things are countered by the existence of another, including the Self. Amidst this narrative he also intends his works to influence the viewer in many different directions, with no limits and little explanation. There is an elegant tension that pushes and pulls the surface with texture, line, and depth."

30th BIRTHDAY PARTY Saturday, November 22, 2014 | 7pm-11pm Join us on Saturday, November 22nd from 7-11 pm for ArtCenter/South Florida’s 30th Birthday Party. Enjoy great music, open bar, delicious food and performances as we celebrate ArtCenter’s contribution to Miami’s art scene. ArtCenter has been recognized as one of the major catalysts in the renaissance of Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road Mall. Bring your dancing shoes and electric energy as we come together, neighbors, artists and local celebs to honor ArtCenter’s history. Be our guests and prepare to fall in love with the arts again! On view during ArtCenter 30th Birthday Party: Thirty Years on the Road, curated by ArtCenter’s renowned alumnus Edouard Duval-Carrié, will be on view November 19, 2014-February 1, 2015. The exhibition highlights ArtCenter as a creative hub featuring over 150 alumni and resident artists’ artwork ArtCenter’s Richard Shack Gallery | 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach

Happy to be part of this event. Please come out and support the Locust Projects. "Each year our event brings contemporary artists and collectors together to help support Locust Projects. The “Smash and Grab” event is Locust Projects’ largest source of revenue for the year. The proceeds provide essential funding for programming and special projects." There is no other fundraiser quite like this one. The event revolves around a raffle , for which over one hundred national and international artists have donated artwork — enough so that each raffle ticket is guaranteed to win an artwork. Tickets are drawn at Random during the party, with the winner getting their choice of artwork (i.e, first called gets first pick, and so on). The result is a fun way to place artwork into collections, connect with Miami’s art community, and support Locust Projects.

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Please come visit Luis Garcia-Nereys installation "On We Go" on view @ Collins and 67th Miami Beach across from the NADA Art Fair during Art Basel 2013. Up through January 20th 2014 the installation spans 48 feet and is set inside a street level window. The installation explores the artists' on going fascination with idea of human curiosity and its role on its solid support in the creation of knowledge. ON WE GO - December 2nd - January 20th

Please click on the link above to read an article written about Luis Garcia-Nerey's latest exhibition titled Function+Will. Revista Cruce is a publication out of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Communications at the Metropolitan University in Puerto Rico. It offers the latest in Politics, Arts & Culture.

Hospitality House is excited to announce that its 28th Annual Art Auction will take place on Thursday, May 9th, at the new location of Justin Giarla's WHITE WALLS & THE SHOOTING GALLERY, located in San Francisco's vibrant Tenderloin neighborhood. This popular event features pieces contributed by nationally-acclaimed and emerging artists in a live and silent auction that generates significant funding for the Community Arts Program, thus helping to ensure that poor, homeless, marginally-housed, and at-risk residents of the Tenderloin and South of Market continue opportunities for creative expression

Please join us February 13 from 7PM-9PM for the opening reception of Urban Forest a solo exhibition by artist Luis Garcia-Nerey. In this captivating grouping of works the artist examines the inner dialog between urban social interactivity and forest life through an abstract perspective. See you at the opening. Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Art 35 North Moore Street New York, NY 10013 t. 212.343.8964 f. 212.343.2544

Featuring new work by Tom Bolles, Andrew Burgess, Luis Garcia-Nerey, David Jansheski, Barbara Kronlins, and Emilio Lobato. January 9- February 1, 2013 Luis Garcia-Nerey is interested in the concept that all things are countered by the existence of another, including the self. Garcia-Nerey intends his works to act as vehicles where the viewer has the choice in which direction to take them, without imposing limits and explanations. Gallery Hours are Monday - Friday 9 - 5, Saturday 1 - 5. Please join us for the opening reception of 3+2+1 on January 9th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Andrea Schwartz Gallery 545 4th Street, San Francisco, California 94107